This great thing, which the Lord will do. —Then, to give greater emphasis to his warning words, Samuel adds: “O, you elders, stand…

This was to be a sign to them that Samuel was God's prophet.

On a previous occasion, in answer to his prayer, God had thundered against the P…

Now therefore stand
Which does not so much respect the position of their bodies as the fixed attention of their mind…

At Samuel's word, God sent thunder and rain at a time of year when, in that country, such an occurrence was not usually seen. This was to convince …